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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Bondcliff, Mt. Bond, West Bond, NH
Trails
Trails: Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, March 16, 2024
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Maybe 10-12 cars in the parking lot when I arrived at 7am. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Water was fairly low and crossings were not a problem even in snowshoes. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: There are a few blowdowns on the bit of Lincoln Woods between the Black Pond turnoff and when the trail becomes Bondcliff. All are navigable. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Lincoln Woods has a layer of ice that was pretty slick when I started. I wound up putting on spikes right after the bridge. The ice does disappear in a few places along the trail but probably 80% is ice. I bare-booted on the way back when things were softer but spikes might have been faster. The first two miles of Bondcliff are a mess of soft snow and running water/exposed rocks. I wore snowshoes here on the way up and bare-booted down. Starting at ~2500 feet the snow cover becomes more consistent but it's still very soft/springy snow.

The trail across the Bonds was snow-covered and here the snow got fairly powdery like true winter snow. I wore snowshoes all the way to West Bond and back.

I only saw maybe 6 hikers who came out via Lincoln Woods but there were another ~14 who came across via the traverse. They did a great job (or as good a job as you can do with the soft snow) of tramping down the trail with snowshoes. They made my trip down much easier than the trip up. I think you'll still want snowshoes because the snow is very soft but the trail is in better shape after today thanks to the large group.  
Name
Name: Joanna 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2024-03-16 
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